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hydrophobe

American  
[hahy-druh-fohb] / ˈhaɪ drəˌfoʊb /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a hydrophobic substance.


Etymology

Origin of hydrophobe

First recorded in 1920–25; hydro- 1 + -phobe


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I reached the wharf and jumped into a boat; the unhappy Blanchard, who is a hydrophobe, followed me.

From The Cross of Berny by Florence Fendall

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